Did some searching and wasn't able to answer all my questions, so I decided I'd start a new thread with them along with some musings about our wonderful IFS front ends.
I'm now on my 3rd set of CVs after Mr. T kindly warrantied a set I put on last March which had been leaking more and more and recently began making noise. I put the brand new set on last March because the ones they replaced were recently rebuilt and yet they split their boots and came apart inside of about 6 months, and I wasn't sure they were OEM units or potentially aftermarkets installed by the PO. We can all mostly agree that the OEM units are the only way to go for any longevity.
I have had Pfran clamps in my possession since I purchased the 100 and have just replaced the CVs instead of clamping them, when I got around to it. I was very tempted to replace the factory clamps from the newest set of CVs before I installed them last week, but I was concerned that their warranty would be voided by the Pfran clamps, so I installed them without.
1st Question: Any thoughts on preemptive Pfran clamping?
Recent Flooding here in Houston got me thinking, although I was operating city equipment in this flood and my 100 didn't see any high water, I did cross some fairly deep water(up to the floorboards) on my way to work for the last major flood event, which happened to fall relatively soon after the 2nd CV replacement.
Which brings up 2nd question: Are OEM CV axles with standard clamps generally rated for full water submersion?
I've been thinking that the previous high water incursion may have been what killed the CV joints, either because they were faulty and not adequately sealed from the beginning, or because they just can't take full submersion in the factory configuration....in which case, I should put the pfran clamps on(and maybe some silicone, or RTV) if I intend to have extended deep water trips....
Anyone else have CV issues which they think they can trace back to driving in deep water?
I'm now on my 3rd set of CVs after Mr. T kindly warrantied a set I put on last March which had been leaking more and more and recently began making noise. I put the brand new set on last March because the ones they replaced were recently rebuilt and yet they split their boots and came apart inside of about 6 months, and I wasn't sure they were OEM units or potentially aftermarkets installed by the PO. We can all mostly agree that the OEM units are the only way to go for any longevity.
I have had Pfran clamps in my possession since I purchased the 100 and have just replaced the CVs instead of clamping them, when I got around to it. I was very tempted to replace the factory clamps from the newest set of CVs before I installed them last week, but I was concerned that their warranty would be voided by the Pfran clamps, so I installed them without.
1st Question: Any thoughts on preemptive Pfran clamping?
Recent Flooding here in Houston got me thinking, although I was operating city equipment in this flood and my 100 didn't see any high water, I did cross some fairly deep water(up to the floorboards) on my way to work for the last major flood event, which happened to fall relatively soon after the 2nd CV replacement.
Which brings up 2nd question: Are OEM CV axles with standard clamps generally rated for full water submersion?
I've been thinking that the previous high water incursion may have been what killed the CV joints, either because they were faulty and not adequately sealed from the beginning, or because they just can't take full submersion in the factory configuration....in which case, I should put the pfran clamps on(and maybe some silicone, or RTV) if I intend to have extended deep water trips....
Anyone else have CV issues which they think they can trace back to driving in deep water?
